Allison Bolinger (BSAAE '04) completed her certification in mid-October, making her the fourth Purdue graduate to become a NASA flight director.

AAE alum Ronak Dave, a flight controller at NASA, returned to campus for YPAC in August.

Fourteen astronauts returned to Purdue's campus for a reunion on Oct. 10-12 and spoke with Purdue classes, visited local schools and toured campus.

Murugan Palaniappan (BSAAE '10) was awarded the Young Engineering Alumnus Award at the Purdue Engineering Alumni Association dinner and awards presentation Sept. 27.

Ashwati Das was named by the Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) to the list of outstanding young space and satellite professionals under the age of 35.

AAE alum Tyler Mason, a software engineer associate at Lockheed Martin, returned to campus for YPAC in August.

Collin Drake (MSAAE '17), a flight science engineer for the Air Force, was involved in Air Force Research Laboratory’s Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto GCAS), a project that was awarded the Collier Trophy in June.

A closer look at Pau Pineda Bosque (BSAAE '18), a YPAC member and propulsion test engineer at Virgin Orbit.

A closer look at Diego Martinez (BSAAE '18), a YPAC member and part of Rolls-Royce's Engineering Graduate Development Program.

Seetha Raghavan (PhDAAE ’08) earned the Aerospace Educator Award by WIA, a professional organization dedicated to expanding women’s opportunities for leadership, education and visibility in the aerospace community